Sanitary mop-hanger.



G. F. YOUNG. SANITARY MOP HANGEIL M'PUCAHBH FILED MAY 4. IBIS.

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INIEN TOR:

GEORGE F. YOUNG, 0F INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

SANITARY MOP-HAN GER.

Application filed May 4, 1918.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnonen F. YOUNG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Sanitary Mop-Hanger, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

This invention relates to a hanger whereby to hang a mop after use so that it may be exposed to the atmospheric air to become dried with the beneficial effects of the air, the invention hai'ing reference more particularly to a mop hanger that is adapted for holding the mop head away from the wall or post supporting a nail Or similar supporting device on which the mop may be hung, the invention relating also further to a mop hanger that is adapted to be used for scrap ing substances, such as discarded chewing gum, from a floor when using the mop.

An object of the invention is to provide a sanitary mop hanger which shall be so constructed as to be simple and inexpensive and permit the use of a simple device, such as an ordinary nail, for supporting the mop either with the mop head at a distance from a wall or ost, so as to be in a sanitary arrangement, or with the mop head against the wall or post after it has become dry. Another ob ect is to provide a mop hanger of the above-mentioned character that shall be so constructed as to be used as a scraper for dislodging or loosening various substances that may be found adhering to a floor when using the mop. A still further object is to provide an inexpensive mo hanger which shall be of simple constructlon to permit it to be applied to mop handles by the user, which may be applied by manufacturers of mops without adding materially to the cost of the mops, and which shall be durable and economical in use.

With the above-mentioned and other objects in view, the invention consists in a combination device adapted to be rigidly secured to a mop handle and to support the handle 1n different positions, and adapted also to beused for scraping purposes; and, the invention consists also further in the novel features and the combinations and arrangements of parts as hereinafter particularly Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 28, 1919.

Serial No. 232,601.

described and further defined in. the accompanying claims.

Referring to the drawings,Figure 1 is a side view of a mop and its handle, partially broken away, to which the improved mop hanger is applied, the latter being shown perspectively; Fig. 2 is a top plan of the hanger and end view of the mop handle; Fig. 3 is a fragmentary section on the line III-III in Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a fragmentary side view illustrating a mop provided with the hanger and illustrating the manner of hanging the mop sanitarily so that the mop head shall not be in contact with the supporting wall or ost; Fig. 5 is a side view illustrating the manner of hanging the mop as it might be ordinarily hung after having been dried; Fig. 6 is a fragmentary side view showing the mop hanger slightly modified; and, Fig. 7 is a fragmentary side view of a mop handle provided with the improved hanger and arranged in suitable position to be used as a scraper.

Similar reference characters in the different figures of the drawings indicate corresponding elements or features of construction herein referred to.

On the drawings the numeral 1 indicates a mop head or fabric which may be of any suitable formation, and 2 the mop handle or stick. The mop is commonly used, as is Well known, for cleansing floors with water or other suitable liquid. The mop handle preferably has a fiat end 3 and a rounded or bevel portion 4 adjacent to the end. The improved hanger comprises a base plate 5 which in the present case is fiat and has a fastener-hole 6 therein to receive a screw 7 which is inserted into the handle 2 and has a head 8 thereon engaging the base plate. One portion of the metal of which the base plate is composed is bent up so as to constitute a broad hanger member 9 on one edge portion of the base plate, the member 9 havmg a sloping edge portion 10 and also a crook 11 which has a nose portion 12 that extends outwardly toward the base plate and preferably is relatively broader than the crook. Another portion of the metal is turned up to constitute an abutment member 13 on the edge portion of the plate, said member being at approximately right angles to the hanger member 9 and having an inclined top 14 of which the lower portion is adjacent to the sloping edge 10 of the member 9.

In some cases the base plate 5 has a, lug 15 thereon that extends along one side of the handle 2 and has an aperture 16 therein receiving a fastener device 17 which is driven into the handle of the mop.

It being desirable after using the mop to permit it to dry in the atmospheric air and preferably exposed to sunshine, a suitable support 18 is found available or is provi ed, and. a nail 19 to constitute a stem is for supporting the mop. The line 20 represents a floor or other surface.

In practical use it may be found that the mop fails to remove some substance which may adhere to the surface operated upon, in which case the mop handle may be placed approximately as indicated in Fig. 7 and then moved to and fro upon the floor so as to scrape loose such substance as may be found; or, the mop handle may be turned over so that the other edge of the crook 11 or the nose portion 12 could be used for scraping purposes. Having completed the work the crook 11 is hung on the nail 19 in such manner as to bring the top 14 of the abutment in contact with the under side of the nail, somewhat as is shown in Fig. 4, so as to hang the mop with the head or fabric held away from the support 18 which in some cases ma be the outside of the dwelling. If the esired result is not thus obtained the nail 19 may be readily bent upward so as to hold the mop handle at the proper angle, and in some cases the nail might be bent downward so as to have a more nearly horizontal stem. After the fabric of the mop is dry and there is no longer need of preventing the fabric from having contact with the building or other support, the. hanger member may readily be removed from the nail and after turnin the handle 2 the crook may be again place upon the nail somewhat as shown in Fig. 5 to permit the handle or the mop head to hang against the support 18.

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Havin thus, described the invention, what is c aimed; as new is:

1. A sanitary mop hanger including a base plate having a hanger member thereon to engage one side of a supporting stem, and having also an abutment thereon to engage the opposite side of the stem, whereby to support the base plate at different angles relatively to the stem.

2. A sanitary mop hanger including a base plate having an abutment member on one edge and a securing lug on the opposite edge thereof, the base plate having also a fastener-hole between the. abutment member and the lug, and a crooked hanger member on another portion of the base plate at approximately right angles to the abutment member.

3. A sanitary mop hanger comprising a flat base plate having a fastener-hole therein, a hanger member comprising a broad shank bent up on one edge portion of said plate and a crook upon the shank, one edge of the shank being sloping, and abroad abutment. member bent up on another edge portion of said plate and standing at approximately right angles to the said shank, the abutment member having an inclined top of which the lower portion is adjacent to said sloping edge.

4. The combination of a mop handle, a base plate secured to the end of the mop handle, a hanger member connected to said plate and having a crook thereon to engage one side of a supportin stem, and an abutment mel'nber connecte to said plate and having an inclined top extending downward toward said hanger member, said abutment member and said hanger member standing rigidly at approximately right angles each to the other.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature in presence. of two witnesses.

GEORGE F. YOUNG.

Witnesses:

E. T. Smvms. J. GARDNER.

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